"In a short time she found herself in sync with me. I could spend my whole life with someone like this," he said.

True to his word, the fiery footballer popped the question on the model's 23rd birthday in June, afterwards posting a shot on instagram of his new fiancee's engagement ring and the location of the proposal.

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Next to the image, he wrote: "She said yes.. The most important yes in my life. That was the place of my question! I Love you and happy birthday too! Je t'aime my WIFE"

And Fanny has also shown her commitment to the footballer with a tattoo on her inner arm.